Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Belize or Finland?

Belize, at 69 deaths against 60 deaths in Finland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Finland?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Finland: Number of neonatal deaths

Belize

69 deaths

in 2024

Finland

60 deaths

in 2024

Belize rank

157th

Finland rank

158th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Belize
Finland

How they compare

Belize currently reports 69 deaths against 60 deaths in Finland, a difference of 9 deaths.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Finland ahead.

Belize ranks 157th and Finland ranks 158th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	158 deaths	746 deaths	588 deaths	Finland
1970s	165.3 deaths	500.9 deaths	335.6 deaths	Finland
1980s	146.8 deaths	276.8 deaths	130 deaths	Finland
1990s	101.7 deaths	200.1 deaths	98.4 deaths	Finland
2000s	77.1 deaths	121.4 deaths	44.3 deaths	Finland
2010s	78.8 deaths	79.1 deaths	0.3 deaths	Finland
2020s	66.8 deaths	62 deaths	4.8 deaths	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Belize or Finland?: Belize, at 69 deaths against 60 deaths in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Belize and Finland?: 9 deaths, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Finland?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Belize and Finland rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Belize ranks 157th and Finland ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .